Published
Update
Video length:
1 minute
Spain: Pedro Sanchez reappointed, the right and the far right in the streets
Spain: Pedro Sanchez reappointed, the right and the far right in the streets – (France info)
Pedro Sanchez has been reappointed Prime Minister of Spain. This decision divides even within the country. The right and the far right marched on Saturday November 18 in Madrid.
A sea of Spanish and European flags in the streets of central Madrid, Saturday November 18. According to the authorities, 170,000 people responded to the call from the right and the far right. The demonstrators intended to protest against a promise of amnesty made by the head of government towards the Catalan separatists. “We must return to common sense, to the constitution, to the separation of powers”assures Alberto Nuñez Feijoo, leader of the Popular Party.
Other protests in the country
This summer, during the legislative elections, the socialist leader is not arrived than second. To stay in power, he negotiated an agreement with the Catalan separatists. In exchange for their vote, Pedro Sanchez promised an amnesty law for separatist leaders and activists, prosecuted in particular for the attempted secession of Catalonia in 2017. This anger has gone beyond the streets of the capital, for two weeks, demonstrations also took place in around fifty major cities across the country.